Toy News Tuesday: Skyrockets In Flight

Here we are once more with a freshly baked new edition of Toy News Tuesday! We’re the one weekly column right here on ScienceFiction.com where we seek out all of the awesome news you need to know about any announcements and cool happenings in the toy industry and put them all in one easy to find place for you! We are only a little over a week away from New York Comic Con, the largest pop culture event on the east coast of the U.S.! There’s bound to be a ton of awesome reveals during the con, but what’s exciting about this week is all of the newly announced convention exclusives we will be able to pick up at the con! There’s so much awesome new stuff to see in the Toy News for the week of September 25th, 2018!

December, Assemble!

While these aren’t out until December, this week we finally got a better look at Diamond Select Toys’ upcoming Marvel Select figures from ‘Avengers: Infinity War’! Coming soon to the 7″ scale Marvel Select line are new ‘Infinity War’ versions of Captain America, The Iron-Spider, and Thor with Teen Groot! Check out the newly released images of these highly anticipated figures below!

Marvel Select Captain America

Marvel Select Iron-Spider

Marvel Select Thor with Teen Groot

Diamond Select Toys March Solicits

Those Marvel Select ‘Infinity War’ figures may be coming in just a few months, but you’ll have to wait a bit longer for these next few items! This week our good friends at Diamond Select Toys have issued a number of new solicitations for items that are expected to his stores in March 2019! New items coming our way include products from Marvel, DC, Pacific Rim Uprising, John Wick, and even The Muppets! Check the full March 2019 solicitations from Diamond Select Toys below!

DC GALLERY METAL RED DEATH PVC FIGURE

How deadly is your Gallery? The DC Gallery line of PVC dioramas accelerates with another addition to the Dark Nights: Metal series of sculptures – Red Death! With bat-shaped speed lightning whipping around him as he screeches to a halt, this Speed Force-empowered Batman is the perfect addition to any Batman or Flash collection! The 10-inch diorama features detailed paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Caesar and sculpted by Alterton! In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $45.00

DC GALLERY DARK KNIGHT RISES MOVIE BANE PVC FIGURE

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear! The conqueror of Gotham City stands triumphant in this new PVC diorama based on the Dark Knight Rises! Depicting Bane standing on the roof of his camouflage tumbler vehicle, this sculpture by Rocco Tartamella was based on a design by Shawn Knapp. The diorama stands approximately 11 inches tall, is made of high-grade plastic, features detailed paint applications, and comes packaged in a full-color window box. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $45.00

DC GALLERY SUPERGIRL COMIC PVC FIGURE

How super is your Gallery? The Girl of Steel breaks into the DC Gallery line of PVC dioramas with this dynamic new sculpture of Kara Zor-El! Shattering a set of chains, Supergirl flies out of an explosion and onto your shelf in a 10-inch diorama by James Marsano based on a design by Caesar. This sculpture features detailed paint applications and comes packaged in a full-color window box. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $45.00

JOHN WICK VINIMATES

Revenge is a dish best served vinyl! The Vinimates vinyl figure line has captured some of the biggest icons of action movies, and now one of the newest icons joins the lineup! Vengeful assassin John Wick and his former employer Viggo Tarasov are the latest additions, with John striking a walking pose in his first-movie duds armed with a pistol, and Viggo holding a switchblade. Each 4-inch figure has a fully articulated neck for additional posing options and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Barry Bradfield! In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $9.99

LEGENDARY FILM MUPPETS ANIMAL 1/2 SCALE BUST

Another Legend is in the making! One of the Muppet Show’s most iconic Muppets, Electric Mayhem drummer Animal, is the first felt fellow to be made into a half-scale bust in the Legends in 3D line! Standing approximately 10 inches tall, this resin bust of Animal was sculpted by Rocco Tartamella from a design by Joe Allard. Limited to only 1,000 pieces, each bust comes packaged with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a full-color, hand-numbered box. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $150.00

MARVEL GALLERY BLACK CAT COMIC PVC FIGURE

Don’t let her cross your path! Or do! Since it’s not your safe she’s cracking in to, you won’t mind seeing this sculpture of the Marvel Universe’s resident cat burglar crouching on your shelf. Caught in the light of the Spider-signal, Spider-Man’s frenemy the Black Cat wears her classic costume, and is cleaning out a safe of cash and gold. This 9-inch-scale PVC Diorama is made of high-grade plastic with detailed paint applications and was designed by Caesar and sculpted by Alejandro Pereira. Packaged in a full-color window box. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $45.00

MARVEL PREMIERE HOBGOBLIN STATUE

Wish you could be hobnobbin’ with the Hobgoblin? Well, now you can, with this 12″ scale resin statue of one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes! Whether you’re a fan of the Ned Leeds, Jason Macendale or Roderick Kingsley versions of the character, this is the ultimate Hobgolblin collectible! Limited to only 3,000 pieces, it was sculpted by Jean St. Jean from a design by Joe Allard, and comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a numbered, full-color box. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $150.00

PACIFIC RIM GALLERY GIPSY AVENGER PVC FIGURE

How titanic is your Gallery? The world of Pacific Rim Uprising just got even bigger, with the first ever Gallery PVC Diorama from the hit sequel! Gipsy Avenger stands on guard against Kaiju (and rogue Jaegers) above a diorama of decimated buildings in this 10-inch sculpture, cast in high-grade plastic and featuring detailed paint applications. Packaged in a full-color window box, it was designed and sculpted by BigShot ToyWorks. In Shops: Mar 27, 2019 SRP: $45.00

Jordan DesJardins

Jordan DesJardins is a writer from Philadelphia with a passion for the collectible! Jordan is ScienceFiction’s resident Toy Columnist, covering news for the Toy Industry in our weekly column ‘Toy News Tuesday’, as well as interviews, convention coverage, product reviews, and more! As an avid collector of both Toys and Comics, Jordan can often be found at comic conventions, or scouring the city for the latest Minimates and Funko Pops to hit the shelves!